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warlike truw of North American Indians; but, from their features and stature, certainly of the same race, and not allied to the Esqui- maux, as some writers have asserted.

If we are justified in concluding that any of the American tribes are of the Northmen, or European origin, we can only by compa- rison consider the Esquimaux as such: their stature, habits, and features being not only different from the aborigines of America, but closely resembling those of the Greenlanders, who are believed to be of European descent.